The Legal Architecture of English Cathedrals

ISBN-13: 9781138962699 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 274 str.

Norman Doe

Opis

Each Anglican cathedral in England is an icon of cultural heritage and identity, a key setting for continuing religiosity, and a seat of national spirituality in transition. It is also a regulated sacred space. This book explains and evaluates the regulatory framework applicable to cathedrals and considers how this regulatory framework is perceived and experienced. Using an interdisciplinary and socio-legal approach Norman Doe evaluates of how the regulations and norms governing cathedrals are experienced and whether they fulfil the the needs of cathedral staff and users, as well as suggesting areas in law, theology, and practice which could be reformed.

A key theoretical theme is the cathedral as a normative space. How regulation both shapes and is shaped by cathedral architecture is explored through an analysis of the the legal significance of cathedral elements such as the font, pulpit, cathedra, altar, chapter house, and quire. The book thus considers how the direct normative character of the cathedral building itself, with its various segmented and private zones within what is often in practice a public building, how cathedral architecture itself shapes and directs the conduct and identity of its users.

The book will prove of use to members of the Church of England, those people with an interest in ecclesiastical law and students and scholars of law and religion.

Spis treści

1. The Cathedral Church: Foundation, Form and Function  2. The Episcopal Throne: The Appointment and Functions of the Bishop  3. The Font, Altar, and Pulpit: Sacraments, Worship and Mission 4. The Nave and Crossing: The Cathedral Community, Hospitality and Outreach  5. The Choir and Presbytery: The Dean, Canons, and Musicians  6. The Chapter House: The Body Corporate – Council, Chapter and College  7. The Library and Cloister: Education – Learning and Teaching  8. The Treasury: Cathedral Property, Treasure and Finance  9. The Fabric of the Cathedral Church: Care and Conservation  10. The Cathedral Close: The Precinct, Houses and Security  Conclusion. The Cathedral as a Normative Space: Conception and Experience

O autorze

Norman Doe DCL (Lambeth), LLD (Cambridge) Professor of Law, Cardiff University. Director of the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff School of Law and Politics. Sometime Visiting Research Scholar, Corpus Christi College, Oxford Chancellor of the Diocese of Bangor.